2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Development of a GIS Based Dust Dispersion Modeling System Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Frederick Rutz, Bonnie Hoopes, Duard Crandall, Kenneth Allwine With residential areas moving closer to military training sites, the effects upon the environment and neighboring civilians due to dust generated by training exercises has become a growing concern. Under a project supported by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) of the Department of Defense, a custom application named DUSTRAN is currently under development that integrates a system of EPA atmospheric dispersion models with the ArcGIS application environment in order to simulate the dust dispersion generated by a planned training maneuver. This integration between modeling system and GIS application allows for the use of real world geospatial data such as terrain, land-use, and domain size as input by the modeling system. Output generated by the modeling system, such as concentration and deposition plumes, can then be displayed upon accurate maps representing the training site. This paper discusses the development of this integration between modeling system and ArcGIS application. Frederick Rutz Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Technology Division 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland , WA 99352 US Phone: (509)372-4057 E-mail: Frederick.Rutz@pnl.gov Bonnie Hoopes Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Technology Division 902 Battelle Boulevard P.O. Box 999 Richland , WA 99352 US Phone: (509)372-6550 E-mail: Bonnie.Hoopes@pnl.gov Duard Crandall Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard P.O. Box 999 Richland , WA 99352 US Phone: (209)359-1225 E-mail: CRA03006@BYUI.EDU Kenneth Allwine Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Technology Division 902 Battelle Boulevard P.O. Box 999 Richland , WA 99352 US Phone: (509)375-6741 E-mail: Jerry.Allwine@pnl.gov |
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